'Woodcroft
Level Crossing BR'
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Woodcroft level crossing in BR days just to the south of Helpston
Class 47 on the ECML up fast line between Helpston and Woodcroft crossings gates
There was a GNR footbridge at Woodcroft crossing (Were I took the photos on this page from of the class 47s) but it was just over the ECML. This was taken down when the overhead wires went up. With a long lens the distance looks shorter. The Stamford line is on the left. The down slow on the ECML has already been removed and the Stamford line down line is being used as a down slow for the ECML with a cross over near Helpston signal box.
Class 47 on the Leicester to Peterborough line between Helpston and Woodcroft crossings gates.
Class 47 on the ECML up fast line between Helpston and Woodcroft crossings gates on the same very cold day.
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Woodcroft level crosing gates to south of Helpston in 2000s
This quite B road now has a small hut to the left of the photo with a man who comes out to open the gates when you ring the bell. This is one of the last gated crossing on a busy main line like the ECML with an attendant crossing keeper. Like other gates along this part of the line it can be a long wait. There were two sets of gates and two gatekeepers houses here.
Helpston is a village on the The East Coast Main Line main line just to the north of Peterborough. The ECML runs from London to Edinburgh. The G.N.R and then the L.N.E.R used to run this line be for BR. This line has now been electrified, and is one of the top railways in the U.K.
Leicester to Peterborough line North of Helpston at Lolham crossing |
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video | Oliver Cromwell on The Peak Forester on Sunday 29th May 2012 |
video | Tornado with a steam movement on 10th April from the NVR in 2012 |
Helpston signal box This Page | |
Closed GNR gate box at Maxey road | |
Loham Level Crossing East Coast Main Line | |
GNER class 91s on 10th August 2007 at Lolham level crossing | |
A4 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley 28th November 2009 at Lolham level crossing | |
Bittern on The Talisman 1st March in 2008 at Lolham level crossing | |
Union of South Africa 60009 at Lolham crossing in July 2008 | |
video | Tornado day 1 of The Cathedrals Explorer 18th May ECML Helpston 2012 |
video | Tornado on The Cathedrals Express 30th of June in 2012, at Lolham crossing |
Woodcroft level Crosing | |
Woodcroft level crossing to south of Helpston | |
Woodcroft level crosing in BR days |
Page updated 14/2/2020